diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a0b70c5c..128b507c 100644
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+++ b/README.md
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ This is the aq-nwb project.
 # Requirements
 * A C++17-compliant compiler
 * CMake `>= 3.15`
+* HDF5
+* Boost
 * Doxygen (optional, documentation building is skipped if missing)
 
 
@@ -57,4 +59,4 @@ cmake --build --preset=dev --target=<name of the target>
 - `docs` : builds to documentation using Doxygen.
 - `format-check` and `format-fix`: run the clang-format tool on the codebase to check errors and to fix them respectively.
 - `run-exe`: runs the executable target `aq-nwb_exe`.
-- `spell-check` and `spell-fix`: run the codespell tool on the codebase to check errors and to fix them respectively.
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+- `spell-check` and `spell-fix`: run the codespell tool on the codebase to check errors and to fix them respectively.